Orange Day Parade 2019: He Rā Karaka pai!

What a fantastic Rā Karaka / Orange Day we had this year. Fulfilling our Road Patrol duties gives us a great sense of Positive Purpose every day. That's why we marched so loudly and proudly from Parliament to the Michael Fowler Centre. This was the New Zealand Police and Wellington City Council's way of saying thanks to all of Wellington's student road patrollers. We enjoyed a strong sense of Positive Accomplishment. 

"I am grateful that I had such a fun time at Orange Day Parade" - Olivia C

"I had fun when we went out for Orange Day Parade because we walked about 2km, which is a long way!" - Cameron J

"I’m grateful for being able to go to the orange day parade and have lots of fun" - Sammy C

Our banner read "Rā Karaka (Orange Day)" and "Tūtei whakawhiti huarahi (crossing the road safely)" in honour of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. 

We showed that size doesn't matter - we were among the loudest groups and we chanted the entire time. Tau kē!

"I had fun when I kept on yelling '2, 4, 6, 8, who do we appreciate? Not the king, not the Queen but the Worser Bay Patrol Team!" - Avery D

We made sure to give thanks and high-fives to every Police Officer we saw. A great chance to show some gratitude to them for doing a great job keeping us safe. 

"I am inspired by the police and how much time they put in to Road Patrol. I had fun at the parade and enjoyed listening to the people singing" - Eva S

 "I am inspired by everyone that does Road Patrol" - Pippa S

"🧡ORANGE DAY PARADE🧡 was awesome, and I almost lost my voice doing chanting. I’m a bit sad that we did not get to show a talent or win a prize, I felt that Worser Bay was forgotten, I hope it goes better next year. " - Gina L

Bonus - we got to meet our Mayor, Justin Lester. He explained that his Mayoral chains are the same ones you can see former Wellington Mayor Michael Fowler wearing in the big portrait outside the auditorium. Ngā mihi nui ki a Justin!

"I am grateful that we have Road Patrol so we don't get run over by cars" - Caleb W

Reporting live from Orange Day Parade

Friday September the 7th

This is Lily V and Joni B reporting.
Orange Day Parade was a hit, we are here to tell you all

about it:

This Friday all the year 5&6’s went on a trip to town to do
a parade. When we got there, there was a theatre and 2 kids
from Worser Bay performed a song along with other kids,
they performed their talents in front of a audience. We had
lots of fun, the other schools performed too, but ours was
the best (in our opinion.) There was a gymnastics dance, a
band and then Jessie and Ridley’s song.

2nd part

We paraded through the streets and the police closed the
streets so we could walk on the streets and chant. We had a
banner and some people held the banner. This was a fun
day and a day to remember. Best Friday ever!

Joni’s goal is to work harder and put lots of effort into
Orange Day parade next year, so that we can win!

Thank you for looking at the blog. Bye!

Orange Day Parade!

Moment in Time about Orange Day Parade, by Ollie E.

Waiting, wind blowing, all I see is people dressed in orange. All waiting in a line for the one and only Orange Day Parade. Gabrielle looks like she has good news, she turns and looks at us and tells us "we have ordered a DOUBLE DECKER BUS!!" Everyone cheers and screams!!!

We had to wait for it though and everyone got a little bit down but then.... we heard the roar of the bus. Everyone started going through the gate and marching like soldiers. Everyone was practicing the chant for ORANGE DAY PARADE!

When we got on the bus everyone was rushing up the stairs to get to the top. The bus started moving slowly and we knew it was gonna be a good day.

We finally made it to our destination, outside the Beehive. We joined the back of the parade and all there was, was screams and shouts. 2, 4, 6, 8 who do we appreciate?! Not the King, not the Queen but the Worser Bay Patrol Team!! After that we made it to the Micheal Fowler Centre and everyone was crowded at the doors. We found a lot of stairs and we went up them and found some seats.  Then one little group got lost (!!!!), lucky Anna was with them.  They finally made it up to the top floor where we were supposed to be.

Jessie and Ridley appeared from backstage and performed a song. Everyone was cheering, Go, Go, Go!!! The crowds were swaying to the beautiful tunes.

Next up the awards! They announced many awards but when they said the Parade Presence award, we knew we were in with a shot! And just like that Worser Bay School came out with an award! AMAZING!!!! We cheered and cheered.

What an amazing end to Orange Day Parade!

Our Orange Day Parade Banner

The banner is looking great! Only a few days until Orange Day.

Our Year 5 and 6 Road Patrollers will march for Road Safety from 10am to midday on Friday 1st September. Students will leave school at 9am and will arrive back by 1pm. 

Please provide permission via Online Payments on our website. There is no charge for the bus. 

Orange Day Parade Banner Design Competition

Next week (September 1st) there is a Orange Day Parade that marches from the Beehive to the Town hall. This is for all of the year 5 and 6’s. I am doing a competitions for design of the Orange day parade banner, we need some designs to represent our school. We would like it to be double sided so you can do as many drawing as you want! Please give the designs to me (Alex) by Monday morning tea.

Remember we will be wearing as much orange as possible on Friday 1st September and be prepared to chant with your loudest voice.

By Alex P

This is us with the banner! A blank canvas: Be creative with your design!